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Title: Public Companies & the Law

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SEC Proposes Full Rescission of Climate-Related Disclosure Rules
The Commission’s May 2026 proposal to withdraw its landmark climate disclosure regime marks a decisive shift in federal ESG rulemaking—with significant strategic implications for public companies, investors, and legal counsel navigating a fragmented disclosure landscape.

The Securities and Exchange Commission on May 29, 2026 issued a proposed rulemaking to resc...

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Cannabis Rescheduling and the Path to U.S. Exchange Listings: What Management Teams Need to Know Now
The federal regulatory landscape governing cannabis in the United States is undergoing its most significant transformation in over fifty years.  On December 18, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order directing the Department of Justice to expedite the reclassification of marijuana from Schedule I to Schedule III under the Controlled Substances Act. On April 23, ...

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SEC Proposes Sweeping Registered Offering Reform and Filer Status Simplification
On May 19, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued two companion proposed rulemakings that, if adopted, would represent the most significant overhaul of the Securities Act registration framework and Exchange Act filer status system in over two decades. The first proposal,

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SEC Proposes Optional Semiannual Reporting on New Form 10-S
On May 5, 2026, as previously previewed, the SEC proposed an option that would allow domestic Exchange Act reporting companies to file ...

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SEC Issues Exemptive Order Permitting Shortened Tender Offer Periods
On April 16, 2026, the Office of Mergers and Acquisitions within the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued a significant exemptive order that permits certain tender offers for equity securities to remain open for as few as 10 business days, rather than the standard 20 business days required under Exchange Act Rules 13e-4(f)(1)(i) and 14e-1(a). The order applies to tender ...

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